A vicar accused of conducting a gay ‘wedding’ at his historic church is a controversial figure who has previously married his former mistress to another man, it has emerged.
Dr Martin Dudley performed a ceremony for two homosexual priests at the church where he is the rector, St Bartholomew the Great in the heart of the City of London.
The 12th century church, which once featured in the romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, was the setting for a traditional liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer, with confetti and exchange of rings.
But it is not the first time Dr Dudley, 54, a one-time contender for the position of Mayor of London, has performed a controversial ceremony.
So, let me get this straight. You have this clown with the Cheshire grin, bedecked in his Russian Orthodox Arch-priest’s gold pectoral cross, who is also an adulterer, thumbing his nose at the Church. Lovely, simply lovely.